By Tom Curry, NBC News national affairs writer
Updated 7:38pm ET In the storm-ravaged states of New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, officials have moved some Election Day voting locations, although many remain unchanged.
As of noon Monday, Connecticut Secretary of State Denise Merrill said that utility companies in her state have reported that electricity has been restored to all but two of 773 voting precincts in the state.
Her Web site posted the two voting place changes:
? Bridgeport?s Longfellow School polling place has been relocated to Aquaculture School, 60 St. Stephens Road, Bridgeport.
? New London?s Ocean Beach polling place has been relocated to Harbor School, 432 Montauk, Ave, New London.
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In New Jersey, storm-displaced voters who are temporarily staying in a part of the state where they are not registered, are permitted to go to any polling place in New Jersey on Election Day and vote by using a provisional ballot. The ballot will be forwarded to the county of the voter?s residence.
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Utility trucks and first responders navigate flood waters on the main stretch of road in Peahala Park, N.J., in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, in this photograph taken on October 30, 2012 and released on Oct. 31.
Displaced New Jersey voters also have until 5 p.m. ET on Election Day to fax or e-mail a request for a mail ballot to their county clerk.
More information is available at the New Jersey Division of Elections website, on voting by fax or e-mail.? The voter must transmit the ballot to the county board of elections no later than 8 p.m. ET on Election Day.
Some counties in New Jersey have posted changes in voting locations or have alerted voters about the status of voting locations in their area.
Here are a few:
? Union County: County officials have posted an announcement that ?almost all polling places are expected to be open on Election Day, Tuesday November 6. An updated list will be available later today.?
??? Ocean County: The county has posted a list of changes in voting locations here.
?? Atlantic County: The elections board has posted a list of changes in voting locations here.
?? Monmouth County: The county has posted a list of locations here.
The county also says: ?Provisions have been made for residents in two of the most severely storm-ravaged boroughs to vote in neighboring communities. Sea Bright residents will vote at the Fair Haven Fire House on 645 River Road in Fair Haven. Loch Arbour residents will be voting at the Allenhurst Fire House on 311 Hume Street in Allenhurst. All other residents will vote in their own community.?
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In New York, as of Monday morning, some counties were still in the process of finding new voting locations but had not yet posted them on their Web sites.
Suburban Nassau County, which was hit especially hard by last week?s storm surge and flooding, has posted a list of the voting locations that have been moved or consolidated, here
http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/BOE/documents/POLLCHANGES-WEBSITE.pdf
In addition, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed an executive order allowing displaced voters who may temporarily be in a county other than where they live to vote by affidavit ballot ? but only for the offices of president and United States senator.
Listed below are links to the polling place search tools that each state offers, but be aware that in some cases changes in polling locations might not be reflected in the voter lookup tool databases.
? Search tool for New Jersey voters here.
? Search tool for New York state voters here.
? Search tool for New York City voters here.
? Search tool for Connecticut voters here.
For voters who want to use early voting or an absentee ballot, here?s some information:
? In New York, a voter needs a specific reason to vote by absentee ballot, such as being out of the state on Election Day, having a disability, or being in prison due to having been convicted of a non-felony offense. The State Board of Elections has announced that the deadline for applying in person for an absentee ballot is Monday. Absentee ballots must be postmarked no later than Monday, Nov. 5. Those mailed ballots have until Nov. 19 to arrive at the local Board of Elections.
? In New Jersey, any voter can vote by mail. A voter may apply in person to the County Clerk until 3:00 p.m. ET Monday. Vote by mail ballot must be received by the County Board of Elections no later than 8 p.m. ET on Election Day.
? In Connecticut, voting by absentee ballot is limited ?to the sick and disabled, those in active service in the armed forces, and those absent from their town for all of Election Day. The deadline to apply for an absentee ballot is Monday and the deadline for returning the absentee ballot is 8 p.m. ET on Election Day.
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